For
It helps citizens stay alert and informed.
Against
It damages reputations if the suspect is innocent.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“it's because a public appeal would be a final attempt to identify the suspect not a primary one.”
“It is a reasonable balancing exercise between the need to identify possible suspects, and the risk of compromising a fair trial.”
“Not everyone being arrested has been tried, so they are not necessarily a criminal.”
“If an image is published, it will never leave the internet and anyone can see it even years later.”